They rectified with Overwatch 2, but will impose the SMS verification to the new Call of Duty players on PC

If you are new in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Call of Duty: War zone 2.0 you will have to use the SMS verification system to play them, although only in the PC version. In other words, You must provide your phone number to Activision . This h been confirmed through an official blog post just when Blizzard Entertainment, the other great branch of the American giant, h reversed the procedure in Overwatch 2.

Those who have verified their account with the first version of Call of Duty: War zone will not have to repeat the process, Activision Blizzard reported. The decision to implement this system is because they want to guarantee security against cheats . SMS verification is crucial in our antitramp battle, since they avoid the creation of illegal accounts.

Cheats from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Lt August, Activision Blizzard activated SMS verification in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), since they discovered an incree in the number of cheats playing War zone creating new accounts in the aforementioned game. The security team recommended the update to continue fighting against the illegal accounts market.

Activision Blizzard h stressed that the phone number is only used for security reons. Call of Duty does not use the SMS verification data for marketing.

In the ce of Overwatch 2, Blizzard said they needed to introduce this requirement for new Overwatch players due to the change of business model , since the second installment is Free-to-Play. The complaints and problems followed, so that in the end it w chosen to put ide this system.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will go on sale E L next November 11 on PS4, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. On the other hand, War zone 2.0 will arrive on November 16